Petrus Adrianus Antonius ("Piet") Ruimers (21 October 1884 – 6 April 1945) was a Dutch

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. He was born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

and died in Texel during the Georgian Uprising of Texel. He and thirteen other civilians were chosen randomly and executed by German forces as reprisal for the uprising. In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition as well as of the 10 mile walk event.

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list of Dutch athletes
1884 births 1945 deaths Dutch male racewalkers Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from Rotterdam Dutch civilians killed in World War II Dutch people executed by Nazi Germany People executed by Nazi Germany by firing squad {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub